Word

appeal, n.
(appeals)
freq. cnt. 25

earnest or urgent request
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 2

appeal entreaty prayer

sample sentences

"an entreaty to stop the fighting"
"an appeal for help"
"an appeal to the public to keep calm"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

request, asking

hyponym

adjuration demagoguery, demagogy supplication, plea solicitation suit courtship, wooing, courting, suit

(law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8

appeal

sample sentences

"their appeal was denied in the superior court"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

proceedings, proceeding, legal proceeding

domain of synset (topic)

law, jurisprudence

attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 6

appeal appealingness charm

sample sentences

"his smile was part of his appeal to her"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

appealing appealing

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

siren call, siren song winsomeness

request for a sum of money
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

appeal collection ingathering solicitation

sample sentences

"an appeal to raise money for starving children"

semantic pointers

hypernym

request, petition, postulation

hyponym